KRISHI
ICAR RESEARCH DATA REPOSITORY FOR KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT
(An Institutional Publication and Data Inventory Repository)
"Not Available": Please do not remove the default option "Not Available" for the fields where metadata information is not available
"1001-01-01": Date not available or not applicable for filling metadata infromation
"1001-01-01": Date not available or not applicable for filling metadata infromation
Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item:
http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/72673
Title: | Plasticity in shell selection behaviour by the endemic Hermit crab Diogenes alias (Anomura: Diogenidae) from North Eastern Arabian Sea, India |
Other Titles: | Not Available |
Authors: | Nirmal T, Nuzaiba PM, Da Silva AR, Pavan-Kumar A, Kumar AB, Sreekanth GB, Chakraborty SK, Nayak BB, Jaiswar AK |
ICAR Data Use Licennce: | http://krishi.icar.gov.in/PDF/ICAR_Data_Use_Licence.pdf |
Author's Affiliated institute: | ICAR: Central Institute of Fisheries Education |
Published/ Complete Date: | 2020-01-01 |
Project Code: | Not Available |
Keywords: | Plasticity, shell selection , Diogenes alias |
Publisher: | USDA |
Citation: | Not Available |
Series/Report no.: | Not Available; |
Abstract/Description: | Selection of gastropod shells as shelter by hermit crabs in controlled experiments would provide useful information on the utility of these shells in nature. In this study, shell size and species preferences of Diogenes alias from the northeastern Arabian Sea were quantified by free choice experiments. Males of D. alias, prefer Indothais lacera and Tibia curta, when choice was given; no differences were found for other demographic groups. All hermit crabs occupied larger shells than the shells they occupied in nature. The best correlation was observed between internal volume, weight, and aperture width of the shell with the size of the hermit crab. This pattern has also been reported for other species (i.e., Clibanarius albidigitus, Calcinus tibicen, and C. obscurus). Furthermore, the present study highlights the importance of optimal resources in a scarce environment. |
Description: | Not Available |
ISSN: | Not Available |
Type(s) of content: | Research Paper |
Sponsors: | Not Available |
Language: | English |
Name of Journal: | Crustaceana |
Journal Type: | International |
NAAS Rating: | 6.56 |
Impact Factor: | 0.529 |
Volume No.: | 93 |
Page Number: | 9-10 |
Name of the Division/Regional Station: | Not Available |
Source, DOI or any other URL: | Not Available |
URI: | http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/72673 |
Appears in Collections: | FS-CIFE-Publication |
Files in This Item:
There are no files associated with this item.
Items in KRISHI are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.